AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 18: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and McLaren celebrates on the podium after winning the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on November 18, 2012 in Austin, Texas.

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 18: Race winner Lewis Hamilton (2nd right) of Great Britain and McLaren appears on the podium with second placed Sebastian Vettel (left) of Germany and Red Bull Racing, third placed Fernando Alonso (right) of Spain and Ferrari and former F1 World Champion Mario Andretti (2nd left) following the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on November 18, 2012 in Austin, Texas.

Sunday's inaugural race kicks off in fine fashion as Lewis Hamilton, center, with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, won the first ever Grand Prix held in Austin, Texas, as he celebrates with Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, second place, and Fernando Alonso, right, with Scuderia Ferrari, who finished third on the victory podium, November 18, 2012. At far right is Texas Gov. Rick Perry who presented the championship trophy to Hamilton. (Ralph Barrera/Austin American-Statesman/MCT)

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 18: Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Red Bull Racing locks his wheels during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on November 18, 2012 in Austin, Texas.

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 18: Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Red Bull Racing leads from Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and McLaren during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on November 18, 2012 in Austin, Texas.

Minh Tran, of Austin, Texas, waits for the start of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Austin. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 18: Windsurfer Robby Naish is seen in the Red Bull Racing garage before the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on November 18, 2012 in Austin, Texas.

Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel qualified for the pole position with the best time of 1:35.657 during the qualifying session of Formula 1 United States Grand Prix held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Rondolfo Gonzalez/Austin American-Statesman/MCT)

The front right tire of Spanish Ferrari Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso's car is seen after the qualifying session for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on November 17, 2012 in Austin, Texas. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

Formula 1 fans get a birds eye view, 230-feet, above the Circuit of the Americas during qualifying sessions of Formula 1 United States Grand Prix held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Rondolfo Gonzalez/Austin American-Statesman/MCT)

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany concentrates in the pit during the qualifying session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race, at the Circuit of the Americas race track, in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Formula One's U.S. Grand Prix auto race is scheduled for Sunday.

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne smiles as he walks in the paddock prior to the start of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race, at the Circuit of the Americas race track, in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain gestures as he runs on a vintage car during the drivers parade prior to the start of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race, at the Circuit of the Americas race track, in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

A fan from Brazil waits for the first running of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Fans from Austin, Texas celebrate before the running of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Fans wait for the running of the first Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Sauber driver Sergio Perez of Mexico thumbs up during the drivers parade prior to the start of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race, at the Circuit of the Americas race track, in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)